Happy Feast of Nativity

Today Catholics around the world are celebrating the feast of nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary.  Apart from the famous Bendra Fest celebrations at Mount Mary Church, Bombay, Mangalore has a special significance for the day.  Children honour Infant Mary by offering colourful flowers.  The blessed new rice corn is distributed in the churches and all family members unitedly dine at home thanking the Lord for the new crop.

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We wish a very happy feast to all Udyavarites blog readers and their families.  ಭಾಗಿ ಮೊಂತಿ ಫೆಸ್ತಾಚೆ ಉಲ್ಲಾಸ್ ತುಮ್ಕಾಂ.

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Please click here for Daijiworld reports on todays celebrations at Udyavar Church.

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Given below is a Konkani Poem to suit the occasion:

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ಗಾಂವಾ ಥಾವ್ನ್ ನವೆಂ ಆಯ್ಲಾಂ......

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ಗಾಂವಾ ಥಾವ್ನ್ ನವೆಂ ಆಯ್ಲಾಂ

ಮಟ್ವ್ಯಾ ಕಾಗ್ದಾಸವೆಂ ಆಯ್ಲಾಂ

ಕಾರ್ತಿ ಭಾತಾಚಿ ಕಣಸ್ ಸೊಬಿತ್ತ್

ಪಾವ್ಸ್ ಭೋವ್ಶಾ ಚುಕ್‍ಲ್ಲೊ ಮೀತ್

ಥೊಡಿಂ ಭಾತಾಂ ಪುಡ್ಪುಡಿತ್

ಥೊಡಿಂ ಮಾತ್ರ್ ಪೊಕೊಳ್
ತರೀ.....

ಪಾಚ್ವ್ಯಾ ಮ್ಹಜ್ಯಾ ಗಾಂವಾರ್

ಪಡ್ಚೊ ನಾ ಕೆದಿಂಚ್ ದುಕೊಳ್

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ಕಾಗಾತ್ ಹಾತಿಂ ಘೆತಾಂ

ಯೆತಾ ರುಪ್ಣೆ ಮಾಂಯ್ಚೆಂ ಮತಿಕ್

ಪಪ್ಪಾಚಿ ತಿ ಮಯ್ಪಾಸಿ ದೀಷ್ಠ್

ಪಾಶಾರ್ ದೊಳ್ಯಾಂ ಹುಜಿರ್

ಕಣಸ್ ಕಾಗ್ದಾಂತ್ ಘಾಲ್ತಾನಾ

ಮಾಂಯ್ ರಡ್ಲ್ಯಾ ಕೊಣ್ಣಾ

ವ್ಹಯ್......

ಕಾಗ್ದಾ ವಯ್ರ್ ಸುಕ್ಲ್ಯಾಂತ್ ದುಕಾಂ

ಪಾರ್ಕುಂಕ್ ಹಾಂವ್ ಜಾಣಾ

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ದೀಸ್ ಆದ್ಲೆ ನಿಯಾಳ್ತಾನಾ

ಕಾಳೀಜ್ ಯೆತಾ ಭರೊನ್

ಫೆಸ್ತಾ ಸಂಭ್ರಮ್ ಪರ್ದೇಶಾನ್ ಹ್ಯಾ

ವೆಲಾಗಾಯ್ ಫಾರುನ್?

ಭಾತಾಂ ಏಏಕ್ ಭರ್ಸುನ್ ದುಧಾಂತ್

ಸೆಂವ್ಕ್ ಆಯ್ತೊಂ ಜಾತಾಂ

ಆನಿ......

ಯೆಂವ್ಚಾ ವರ್ಸಾ ಗಾಂವ್ಚಾ ಥಳಾರ್

ಜೆಂವ್ಚೊ ನಿಚೆವ್ ಘೆತಾಂ..............

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[Taken from the Anthology of Poetry "Lharam Lojelim" of Robert Fernandes, Udyavar] 

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For the benefit of readers, we give below the same in Roman Script:

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GAVAM TAVN NOVEM AILAM...

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Gavam tavn novem ailam

Mottvea kagdasovem ailam

Karthi bhatachi kannas sobhitt

Pavs bhovxea chuk'llo meeth

Thodim bhatam pudpuditt
Thodim mathr pokoll
Toree....
Pachvea mhojea gamvar
Podchona kedinch dukoll
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Kagatt hatim getham
Eita rupnnem mainchem mothinth
Pappachi ti moipasi diextt
Paxear dolleam hujir
Kannas kagdant ghaltana
Maim roddlea konna
Vhoi.....
Kagda voir sukleant dukham
Parkunk havm zanna
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Diss adhle niyaltana
Kalliz eita bhoron
Festa sombhram pordhexean hea
Velaghai pharrun?
Batham e'ek bhorsun dudhant
Sevmk aitho zattam
Eivmchea vorsa gavmchea thollar
Jevmcho nichev ghetam.....
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